OREGON
EMERALD
UNIVER TY OF OREGON
VOL. XII.
EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 3. 1911
No. 59
BENTS DEBATE CUP
SOUTHERN OREGON SCHOOL
GETS PERMANENT POSSES
SION OF FINE TROPHY
PENDLETON DEFEATED ON CONSERVATION
Two to One Decision Comes Because
Affirmative Speakers Did Not
Take Burden of Proof
Grants Pass High School defeated
Pendleton last night in the champion
ship debate, and thereby won perma
nent possession of the Regents’ cup
presented to the team first winning
two championships.
The contest, close and interesting
throughout, was undecided until after
the final rebuttal speech of Allan Her
rick, of Grants Pass. His work was
a feature of the debate, although he
was ably assisted by his colleagues,
Erie Best and Miss Helen Love.
The Pendleton team, composed of
James Hartwell, Claude Hampton and
Chester Fee, did excellent work, but
they did not assume the burden of
proof to the satisfaction of the judges.
It was their duty to show that na
tional conservation of national resour
ces is preferable to state conservation.
The negative opposed them by prov
ing that national conservation is inex
pedient, impractical and unjust, and
that such is not the case with state
conservation. The decision was two
to one in their favor.
The judges were, Professor Thurber,
Ray Goodrich and E. M. Brown. Lloyd
Casebeer opened the program with a
piano solo. After the contest, Presi
dent Campbell presented the Regents’
cup to the victors.
To the discredit of the University,
a very small audience was present.
MR. JASPER STEVENS SUCCUMBS
TO ATTACK OF TONSILITIS
The sad news was received, Thurs
day, of the death in Southern Cali
fornia, of Mr. Jasper Stevens, father
of “Si” Stevens, ’12. Mr. Stevens was
one of the most substantial men of
Eastern Oregon, being president of a
number of banks. He was also a
member fo the first graduating class
sent out by the University of Oregon,
and lived for a number of years in
the city of Eugene.
His death came as the result of a
severe case of tonsilitis, from which
he never entirely recovered, and which
had caused him to take a trip to Cal
ifornia in search of better health.
Si” has left for his home, but ex
pects to re-enter college next fall.
WOMEN JOURNALISTS FROLIC
AS REWARD FOR WORK
The management of the Co-Ed Em
erald not only put out the best is
sue on record, but made money at it,
and a handsome balance remains to
E managers, Emma Waterman and
Erma Clifford. As there is no pro
^'ion for the disposal of their fund,
it has been decided to expend it in
a picnic for the staff up to the Mc
Kenzie at O’Brien’s. This will occur
next Saturday, and will be a strictly
feminine affair. The feminine jour
nalists will take a carriage early in
the morning, spend the day in a frolic,
and return by moonlight.
Bertha Masters, of Portland, is vis
iting at the Gamma Phi Beta house.
SINGLE TAX CONTROVERSY
SUBSIDES AIR CLEANS UP
Th( single tax controversy between
j Edwin Himes and the supporters of
Professor Gilbert has apparently been
dropped. C. H. Lingenfelter and
Howard Zimmerman, two prominent
students in the Economics depart
ment, addressed an open letter to a
local publication Thursday, defending
Professor Gilbert’s integrity and anal
yzing some of his questioned state
ments. With this, the incident seems |
to have closed.
STUDENTSENDORSEPUN
Subscribe Freely to Send “Hawk”
East to Represent “U” in A.
A. U. Meet
Unqualified success has met the ef-:
fort to raise funds to send Martin
Hawkins, the premier Northwest hur
dler, to the national A. A. U. games
in Pittsburg this summer.
The students have responded heart
ily to the suggestion, and in a few
hours yesterday a committee consist
ing of Ralph Moores, Bob Kellogg,
Verner Gillis and James Johns, suc
ceeded in pledging over half the re
quired sum. This amount was raised
by touching the students on the cam
pus, without any systematic canvass
being made. The down town friends
of the Oregon captain have not yet
been approached, nor have the dif
ferent organizations been asked to
contribute. No effort is being made,
as yet, to collect the money. Pledges
are being taken, and when the amount
necessary to cover actual expenses
shall have been promised, the lists
will be turned over to the student body
officers for collection and auditing.
The names of those subscribing to
help the University to be represented
in this national meet will be pub
lished in the next Emerald.
CLUB FAIRLY LAUNCHED
Canoe Club Effects Permanent Or
ganization and Elects
Officers
At a well attended meeting at the
Gamma Phi house Thursday evening,
the University Canoe Club was per
manently organized and officers elect
ed for the ensuing year.
Ralph Moores was chosen Presi
dent, Emma Waterman Vice Presi
dent, Flora Dunham Secretary, and
Willard Shaver Treasurer. A consti
tution and by-laws were adopted, and
a committee on membership appoint
ed, consisting of Ralph Newland, Dean
Collins and Lenore Hansen.
It was decided to give a canoe pic
nic for members Saturday", June 10.
It is hoped to form a live organi
zation of those especially interested
in this spring water sport, and to
this end applicants for membership
will be subjected to reasonable tests
of their ability to handle a canoe and
to take care of themselves in the wa
ter.
As announced in the constitution,
the purpose of the club is to promote
interest in canoeing by giving car
nivals, building boat houses, and
safeguarding those participating in
the sport.
Mrs. Fuller, the Gamma Phi house
mother, entertained her many friends
with an informal Friday afternoon
from two to five.
FRIARS ELECT
ROBERT KELLOGG
HOMER JAMISON
DAVID M’DANIELS
LEON RAY
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HOMER JAMISON, ’12
Unanimously chosen .Captain 1912
Varsity Baseball Team
At a meeting of the eleven baseball
“0” men yesterday afternoon, Homer
Jamison, ’12, of Portland, was unani
mously chosen to captain the 1912
baseball team.
“Jamie” has held down the position
of first sacker ever since his entrance
into college, and has acquired a repu
tation throughout the Northwest both
as the best first baseman and as the
scrappiest man in the league. The
election was a popular one, and augurs
well for the success of next year’s
team.
FERDINAND NEUBAUR WILL BE
INSTRUCTOR SUMMER SCHOOL
Ferdinand Neubauer, ’10, is in the
city again preparatory to taking up
his work as instructor in mathematics
in the coming summer session. Mr.
Neubauer has just completed a suc
cessful year as instructor in math
ematics in LaGrande High School and
next year will occupy a similar posi
tion in Oakland, Ore.
For his master’s degree Mr. Neu
baur is working in collaboration with
Prof. E. E. DeCou on the translation
of a German work “The Nature of
Numbers.” It is a profound treatise
on higher mathematics and will prob
ably ultimately be adopted as a text
book here at Oregon.
SIX ASPIRANTS ENTER LISTS
FOR FAILING AND BEEKMAN
There are six entries this year for
the Failing and Beekman oratorical
prizes. Charles Robison will deliver
“The Scapegoat;” Percy Collier’s is
entitled “Conservation of Natural Re
sources;” Naomi Williamson will
speak upon “Industrial Accidents;”
Alice Stoddard upon “Child Labor;”
Darrel Bellat upon “Law and Jus
tice;” and Maybelle Larson’s will be
“The Trend of Population from the
Country to the City.” All give prom
ise of being most interesting and giv
ing the judges considerable trouble
in choosing between them.
PERMISSION IS AT LAST GIVEN
AND SWIMMING NOW LEGAL
Permission has been secured from
the chief of police to swim in the mill
race, provided the swimmers are prop
erly attired and do not stand or
lounge on the sidewalk. Proper garb
is a bathing suit or a gym suit that
clothes the wearer from shoulder to
knee. Regular wimming classes will
be held if there are enough applica
tions, but the lateness of the season
will probably keep many from attend
ing any stated hours.
SOPHS ORGANIZE CLUB
Eleven Prominent 1913 Men Have
Formed Society tender Name
of Sphinx Club
The Sphinx Club, a Sophomore So
ciety, containing eleven members, and
representing five national fraternities
and the Dorm Club, has been an
nounced in the University. The soci
ety was organized October 15 of last
year, and from the beginning has ex
ercised a strong influence in college
and class affairs.
Although nothing definite has been
given out of the purpose of the club,'
the organization is reported to stand J
for a greater Oregon and a spirit of
old-time congeniality among the stu
dents.
The membership of the society will
probably more than double next fall,
at which time a number of prominent
1914 men will be admitted. It is not
the aim of the Sphinx Club to hold
strictly to any certain clubs or fra
ternities, but to eventually claim mem
bers among the outside men and in
every organization in the University.
The members and organizers are Paul
Breidwell, Dean Walker, Glen Storie,
Ray Murphy, Harold Warner, Fen
Waite, Vernon Vawter, Lloyd Rarzee,
Bill Neil and Dan Mitchell.
WINS AND BRFAKS EVEN
California Takes Final Game 4 to 3
After Desperate Fight by
Oregon Men
The University of Oregon lost its
chance to win the Coast baseball
championship by dropping Thursday’s
game to California by a 3-4 score. A
collection of hits and an error or two
let in two runs for the Californians in
the third inning. Oregon came back
in the fourth and scored one run when
Roberts walked, stole second and
scored on the next two outs. Chap
man secured a pass in the fifth, went
to second on an infield bobble, and
scored on Ford’s center field sacrifice
fly.
Oregon tied up the score in the sixth
inning, when Chandler beat out one
to first, pilfered second, went to third
on Mike O’Kelly’s error, and scored
on Roberts’ clean single. Roberts reg
istered when Word hit to center field
for two bags.
In the seventh, California secured
the winning run. Coane singled and
negotiated the rubber on a squeeze
play.
Oregon came near tying up the score
again in the ninth, when Houck sin
gled and attempted to score from first
on Annuson’s hit to center field. He
made a desperate slide for the rubber,
but was called out on a questionable
decision. It was a spectacular ninth
inning close to a game that was in
teresting throughout.
SIGMA Nil WINS FINAL
GAME IN FRAT LEAGUE
DEFEATS BETAS 6-0 AND THERE
BY ACQUIRES PERMANENT
POSSESSION OF TROPHY.
GOOD FIELDING WINS FAST GAME
Final Games In Tournament Have De
veloped Good Ball and Much
Interest
Sigma Nu won permanent posses
sion of the much coveted Doughnut
trophy cup by defeating Beta Theta
Pi, 6-0, in the final game this after
noon. The Betas lost today’s game
largely on errors, as they made ten
bobbles to one by the victors. The
game was stubbornly contested and
developed a great deal of interest in
the student body at large, as the
bleachers wer filled with partisans of
the two teams.
The battery work of the teams was
about even as four hits were secured
off Fenton and three off Kellogg. The
condensed score is as follows:
Beta Theta Pi
Runs .0 00000000
Hits 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
Sigma Nu
Runs . 102003000
Hits .1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
The two semi-final games in the
1911 Doughnut series were played Fri
day, and gave rise to considerable in
terest in the student body at large.
In the afternoon session, Sigma Nu,
present holders of the trophy cup, de
feated Kappa Sigma 6 to 5. The out
come of the game was due chiefly to
the superior hitting of the Sigma Nus,
who connected freely with Sap Lat
ourette’s offering, while Kappa Sigma
secured but two safe bingles off Bob
Kellogg. The sensation of the game
was the big league class unexpectedly
shown by “Father Tom” Burke who
made several sensational stops in left
field and batted like a veteran.
A desperate last inning rally by the
Sigma Chi’s in the evening game all
but tied the two to one score with
the Beta’s. Martin Hawkins was out
on a slide home, however, and thus
perished the Sigma Chi’s hopes of a
trophy to adorn their mantle. Beta
Theta Pi played a consistent game but
owes its victory largely to the excel
lent work of their battery Fenton and
Broughton. Hits were kept well scat
tered and though the Sigma Chis
played plucky ball they could not
bead the Beta lead of two runs.
University Music Department Pre
sents Program at Villard
The University School of Music in
vites everyone to a piano recital Sat
urday night at 8:15, assisted by Miss
Edna Miller, soprano, and Mr. Buford
Roach, violinist.
Those who will appear on the pro
gram are: Lloyd Casebeer, Lena
Newton, Madelene Harding, Buford
Roach, Ruth Davis, Jessie Fariss, Emo
Hendershott, Hazel Weatherston and
Nell Murphy.
The staff of the Women’s Edition
of the Emerald is enjoying a picnic
at O’Brien’s today.
Pearl Wilbur, who has been in Port
land the past week, has returned to
Eugene.